http://crawdad.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Timothy V. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:15:05 GMT 2010-01-01T18:15:05Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964007 i   On Christmas Day, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab of Nigeria, who claimed to be an agent of the terroirst group al-Qaida, attempted to ignite an exlposive device aboard   . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:31:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964007 Timothy V. 2009-12-27T04:31:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858311 Pictured to the right is a Halloween costume which was listed on the website of Target Stores. A Southern California immigrant rights group has asked Target to stop selling the costume because it . . . Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:04:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858311 Timothy V. 2009-10-18T02:04:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659242 During a speech in Mexico yesterday, President Obama commented that 90% of the guns used by Mexican drug cartels are bought in the U.S. from gun shops and gun shows along the U.S. / Mexican border. . . . Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:18:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659242 Timothy V. 2009-04-18T05:18:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643023 According to the Memphis Commercial Appeal,  John Calipari has informed the Memphis brass that he will be leaving his post as the Memphis Tigers basketball coach and he has accepted the job . . . Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:57:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977643023 Timothy V. 2009-04-01T00:57:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977615723 With the drug war heating up in Mexico and about 7,000 lives lost in little more than a year due to the violence, a lot of the recent focus is on where the Mexican drug cartels are getting their weapons. . . . Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:42:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977615723 Timothy V. 2009-03-06T06:42:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977537716 The guitar is endless. Nobody has ever mastered it. Not even the greatest guitarists of all time. The tonal ranges, harmonics, fifiths, sevenths, majors and minors as well as endless combinations of scales . . . Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:05:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977537716 Timothy V. 2008-12-17T06:05:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977519100 I thought that this was funny. How about..' Employers of Illegal Aliens vs Predator ' Or perhaps...'Ethnocentric Special Interests Groups vs Predator ' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kcprUAq6YQ . . . Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:17:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977519100 Timothy V. 2008-11-27T02:17:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977422634 While hiking in a remote forrest in north Georgia back in June, hikers Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer claim to have found the body of a 7'7" 500 pound ape-like creature near a stream in the . . . Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:56:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977422634 Timothy V. 2008-08-16T01:56:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977398020  There are moments in our lives when we wish that we had a camcorder, and yesterday I experienced one of those moments. I was visiting my friend who is a graduate student from Beijing, China who . . . Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:16:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977398020 Timothy V. 2008-07-15T02:16:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977396561  Well here we are again with another Presidential election on the horizon and quite possibly the most important election in our Nation's history. After all, gas prices are soaring through . . . Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:10:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977396561 Timothy V. 2008-07-13T03:10:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977390101 It seems that being proud to be an American isn't so popular these days. If you say that you are, you'll get hit with comments such as " It makes me sick to my stomach when people drape . . . Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:39:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977390101 Timothy V. 2008-07-05T03:39:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977387463 It's been quite a while since I've conducted one of these. I was having a conversation with one of my favorite Gather members ( hint...he sort of looks like infomercial king Billy Mays ) concerning . . . Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:45:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977387463 Timothy V. 2008-07-02T04:45:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977375197 After spending a little over a year and a half on Gather as well as watching the news on a daily basis, I have been converted and re-educated along several lines. After all, listening to and reading some . . . Tue, 17 Jun 2008 03:36:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977375197 Timothy V. 2008-06-17T03:36:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977366155 Howdy all ya'll Gatherites. As I'm sure all ya'll know, here on Gather we have self proclaimed Doctors, Lawyers, Economists..you name it. Heck, we even have a self proclaimed Rocket Scientist. . . . Mon, 09 Jun 2008 02:43:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977366155 Timothy V. 2008-06-09T02:43:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977352456 May 22, 2008: Toy Investments recalled about 300 Floppy Friends Horse Toys due to violation of the Lead Paint Standard. The toys were sold at hobby stores, gas stations, gift shops and toy stores . . . Sat, 24 May 2008 02:03:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977352456 Timothy V. 2008-05-24T02:03:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350908 Aerosmith..one of the greatest Rock 'n' Roll Bands of the 1970's and of all time. So here you go, name your favorite Aerosmith tune. Only one rule applies..the Alicia Silverstone/ . . . Thu, 22 May 2008 04:12:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977350908 Timothy V. 2008-05-22T04:12:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977320894 What country in the history of this earth has sold its own workers down the river? What country on this earth has put the value of the almighty American dollar above its own interests..thus plunging . . . Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:03:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977320894 Timothy V. 2008-04-15T04:03:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977235561  Christmas is over. We are well into January of 2008 and you're thinking " Boy, I'm glad all of those recalls of Chinese-made products are over! " Well think again. Listed below . . . Mon, 21 Jan 2008 04:55:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977235561 Timothy V. 2008-01-21T04:55:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977217733 In the first part of this series, the Fender Stratocaster pictured on the right, which has been a part of my life for the last six years, was in serious need of re-fretting. While consulting with . . . Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:47:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977217733 Timothy V. 2008-01-02T02:47:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977212699 This was indeed a very wonderful Christmas. I had Christmas eve off, so I headed down to my Dad's house in Fulton to spend the Holiday with the two most important people in my life....my Dad and my . . . Wed, 26 Dec 2007 06:02:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977212699 Timothy V. 2007-12-26T06:02:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210160 I've done my share of ' Bible Thumper ' bashing here on Gather. However a recent bout with insomnia has left me wondering about God, organized relegion as well as what would actually happen . . . Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:59:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977210160 Timothy V. 2007-12-22T03:59:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977195514 Throughout the modern era of the electric guitar, many guitar greats have embreced the necks of some of the most precise instruments known to mankind. Some of these greats chose to grasp the neck . . . Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:37:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977195514 Timothy V. 2007-12-06T02:37:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977191331   The Fender Stratocaster is one of the most popular guitars of all time. It has been and still is the weapon of choice for some of the greatest electric guitarists, both past and present. . . . Sat, 01 Dec 2007 05:13:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977191331 Timothy V. 2007-12-01T05:13:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977187378 The existence of Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, had been a matter of serious debate for years. Bigfoot believers say that the numerous reports of Bigfoot sightings dating back to the pre-Eueropean . . . Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:18:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977187378 Timothy V. 2007-11-27T02:18:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977184426 So you've stuffed your self with turkey and dressing to the point that you had to loosen your belt a couple of notches. Now it's time to sleep it off. After all, you need to rest up so that . . . Fri, 23 Nov 2007 03:38:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977184426 Timothy V. 2007-11-23T03:38:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977183777  November 21, 2007: Family Dollar Stores announced a recall of about 205,000 units of assorted metal jewelry due to a risk of lead exposure.  Manufactured in China.     . . . Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:19:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977183777 Timothy V. 2007-11-22T02:19:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977180252  It has been brought to my attention that my articles about recalls of Chinese-made products as well as calling for a boycott of those products were hateful. Looking back at those articles, . . . Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:41:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977180252 Timothy V. 2007-11-18T03:41:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977179610 This story is based on actual facts. These events happened earlier this evening. After I got off from work this evening, I made the usual beer run into Tennessee. Then when I was heading back . . . Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:19:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977179610 Timothy V. 2007-11-17T07:19:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977175472  Is it time to boycott Chinese made products? I've been following this issue since the first Mattel / Fisher-Price recall was announced early in August. Once the first Mattel / Fisher- . . . Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:35:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977175472 Timothy V. 2007-11-13T01:35:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977171772 On November 7, Spin Master announced a recall of about 4.2 million Aqua Dots toys. The coating on the beads that causes the beads to stick together when water is added contains a chemical that can . . . Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:25:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977171772 Timothy V. 2007-11-09T02:25:10Z